Public Health Specialist

Role Responsibility

Public Health Specialist Post – KR12

We are looking to appoint a new Public Health Specialist to join our thriving public health advice team. You will need to be a suitably qualified individual with a proven track record in delivering public health projects and programmes to a high standard. The role will be to develop, support, monitor and review a number of pieces of work across public health, but will initially have a specific emphasis on mental health and wellbeing.

You will be skilled in the use of data to inform policy and programmes. You will have experience of working in a multidisciplinary team.  

Kent is a large County with lots of complex public health issues. You will have the ability to prioritise competing demands and objectives, coupled with diplomacy and a working knowledge of all areas of public health.

Please note that in accordance with current COVID-19 Government guidelines, in regard to social distancing, all interviews are likely to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. Full details on how this will work will be sent to you, if your application is successfully shortlisted.    

Closing date 24 May 2021

Interview date week commencing 31 May 2021  

This post is subject to a Basic Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Contact Details

If you would like to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Terry Hall on 07773 783996

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.